This week's Plant Pick of the Week is an upright boxwood that's resistant to the new boxwood blight. ... Boxwood 'Green Mountain': George Weigel. Updated: Aug. 21, 2014, 2:00 p.m.

Plus, let's face it, boxwood shrubs could do with a bit of modernization. ... Taller, wider varieties of boxwood work best, ...

Our favorite foundation shrub by far is the Boxwood. An occasional shearing for shape is all that’s needed to keep these plants looking tidy and neat, and if you choose the right ones they’ll ...

At this tinselly, glittery time of the year Buxus spp. is used extensively for decorating. During the growing season, gardeners prize its beauty for the formality and unique leaf texture it lends ...

Q. What are tips for growing the popular boxwood in Western Washington? Stephanie Pratt: The Green Mountain boxwood is a very popular evergreen because they are deer proof and easy to maintain.

Or, if you'd rather have a solid green, faster-growing shrub with natural vigor, go natural and cut out the yellow striped leaves so your boxwood can revert back to basic green. June 28, 2006 ...

Most types of boxwood shrubs are cultivars of either Buxus sempervirens, also known as common or American boxwood, or Buxus microphylla, better known as Japanese boxwood. Other boxwood varieties ...

There is a chance that if you have boxwoods, you might have boxwood leafminers. I have them and am quite surprised at the population explosion. I have Green Mountain and Green Gem in the front of ...